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It will be a great pleasure and privilege to welcome you to the 6th European Conference on Chemistry in Life Sciences (6th ECCLS), which will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, in June 10-12, 2015.

Lisbon meeting will be sixth in a series – after Rimini (2005), Wroclaw (2007), Frankfurt (2009), Budapest (2011) and Barcelona (2013) – and will put together scientists from different backgrounds in order to facilitate translation of knowledge between chemistry and biology.

This conference is an activity of the EuCheMS (European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences) Division of Chemistry in Life Sciences.

We would also like to invite you to enjoy Lisbon, during the celebration of Lisbon Patron Sto Antonio's day. Lisbon is multicultural city, spread across seven hillsides that overlook the river Tagus and the Atlantic sea. The city has several Gothic cathedrals, majestic monasteries and several museums, composing a colourful cityscape, but a visit is not complete without wandering the narrow lanes of Lisbon’s lovely backstreets.

We are looking forward to meeting you at 6th ECCLS and hope this will be a fruitful and pleasant scientific event.

Sofia Pauleta
Chairman, REQUIMTE-UCIBIO, New University of Lisbon, Portugal

Key Dates

• Conference registration opens 15 October 2014

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• Early registration closes (Payment) 30 April 2015

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• Deadline for oral submissions 15 March 2015

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• Deadline for poster submission 30 April 2015

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Speakers
Presentations should be delivered at least in the prior coffee break/lunch before your schedule presentation time. Please check for further information in the reception desk at your arrival.

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Poster Presentation
Poster should be on display in the Coffee-break area from Wednesday 10th June (9:00) and removed after the coffee-break (16:00) on Friday 12th June.
Poster size is A0 (84cm wide x 118 cm long)

The presentations should be in ppt or a compatible file format for windows. In case you do not use our computer (but please do it only in very special cases) and you are using a MAC remember to bring all the necessary adapters.

committee

Chair: Sofia Pauleta

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International Scientific Committee

Ernest Giralt, Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Barcelona, Spain

José Moura, REQUIMTE-UCIBIO, Dept. Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Andràs Perczel, Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Chemistry, Budapeste, Hungary

Roland Sigel, Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Nick Westwood, School of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences Research Complex, University of St Andrews

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Local Organizing and Scientific Committee

Teresa Casimiro, LAQV, REQUIMTE, NOVA

Pedro Góis, FF, UL

Maria Manuel Marques, LAQV, REQUIMTE, NOVA

Teresa Santos Silva, UCIBIO, REQUIMTE, NOVA

Cristina Silva Pereira, ITQB, NOVA

Protein School

Registration

Full Participant: 400 €
Post-doctoral Researcher 300 €
Graduate Student * 200 €
Undergraduate Student 150 €
Full Participant from Companies 600 €

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Accompanying Person 150 €

^* BSc and Master students

Registration

Steps for Registration & rules

Abstract

Topics

• Activity-based proteomics and Analytical Proteomics
• Chemogenomics
• Bioconjugates: new methodologic developments and applications in biomedicine
• Bionanomaterials: nanoparticles in therapy and diagnostics
• Design and synthesis of therapeutic nucleic acid derivatives
• Developing drugs for challenging targets
• Glycochemistry and Glycoproteins
• Conformational analysis of biomacromolecules
• Enzymatic reactions: new enzymatic mechanisms; the role of dynamics in enzymatic function
• Light control of biomolecular processes
• Modulation of protein-protein interactions
• Molecular recognition and biocatalysis
• Neurochemistry: molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration
• New trends in bioinorganic chemistry
• New targets in medicinal chemistry
• Peptide and protein chemistry
• Synthesis of biologically active compounds
• Metals in Biology

Extra - topics

• Advances in Chemical Biology
• Advances in the Chemistry of Biomacromolecules
• Biomolecules in 3D
• Computed Molecular Properties in Life Sciences, Computational Aspects of Biomolecules, Chemical Bioinformatics
• Developments in Hit Identification and Optimisation
• Dynamics in Biology: Structural Disorder, Molecular Dynamics, Folding, and Misfolding of Proteins
• From Bioinspired Organocatalysis to Enzyme Catalysis: Mechanisms and Functions, Molecular Recognition and Biocatalysis
• Frontiers in Medicinal Chemistry, New Methods in Drug Design
• Microbes make the World go round. Biogeochemistry at Global Scale and Daily
• Neurochemistry; Molecular Mechanism of Neurodegeneration - Perspectives in Systems Medicine in the Age of 'omics'
• New Trends in Bioinorganic Chemistry: Metals and Metalloproteins
• Novel Approaches to Drug Delivery and Targeting
• Peptide/protein Bioconjugates for Diagnosis and Therapy
• Synthetic Biology: from Molecules to Synthetic Cells
• Therapeutic Targets and Strategies

Personal Area Abstract template Steps for abstract(s) submission

General information

Insurance: All conference attendees are advised to arrange private travel insurance. The conference organizers and committee accept no liability for personal accidents or damage to property. The organizing committee of 6ECCLS reserves the right to amend and/or alter the conference program without prior notice.

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Time Zone: The time zone in Lisbon is GMT.

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Water: Tap water in Portugal is drinking water!

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Electricity: The voltage in Lisbon is The local current is 220 AC and the connection is made by a two-pin plug. Traveller's from the USA will require a voltage converter. Travellers from the UK will require a plug adapter and this is best bought in the UK as they are hard to find in Lisbon (can try at the Lisbon airport).

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Currency, Banks and Post Offices: The national currency in Portugal is Euro. Banks are open from Monday to Friday between 8.30 am and 3 pm. Post offices are usually open between 8.30 am and 6 pm. Exchange houses operate everyday between 9 am and 1 pm and from 2 pm to 7 pm.

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Shopping: Shops are opened from Monday to Friday, between 9 am and 7 pm, in some cases with lunch break from 1 pm to 3 pm. On Saturdays, shops open only in the morning, from 9 am to 1pm. The exception are the Shopping Centres that do a 10 am to 10 or 11 pm stretch 7 days a week. The large Supermarkets also stay open until 9 or 10 pm, 7 days a week.

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Going out in Lisbon: With your conference material you will find a city map and a brochure of Lisbon with lots of necessary information.

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Climate: During June, the temperature in Lisbon is on average 21ºC (Low of 16ºC and Max of 25ºC), and can eventually rain.

Travel

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and lies on the north bank of the Tagus Estuary, on the European Atlantic coast. Lisbon is Europe's second-oldest capital (after Athens).

Lisbon is an illuminated city. The almost constant presence of sunshine and the River Tagus transforms the Portuguese capital into a mirror of a thousand colours - highlighting the city’s unique architecture and beauty.
As you walk through Lisbon - whose history spans back thousands of years - you will find streets filled with heritage monuments, and characteristic neighbourhoods where the city first developed and can still be experienced at its most genuine level.
Additional regional highlights, including the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sintra, and the Estoril/Cascais coastline including the dramatic cliffs of Cape Roca, the Westernmost point on the European continent.

Visit the website of The Turismo de Lisboa for a detailed list of happenings around town.
Official Portugal Tourism Site

How to get from Lisbon Airport to your hotel

1. Taxi Lisbon Airport is very close to the centre of the city, so you can be at your hotel within minutes of arriving in Lisbon.
Taxis in Lisbon are relatively cheap and convenient. You can catch a taxi from outside the terminal.
It will cost between €10 and €15 to reach the city centre; with an extra cost if you travel late at night and with luggage. Make sure you ask for a receipt.

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2. Bus and Underground Lisbon airport is also served with several Bus Lines (705, 708, 722, 731, 744, 750, 783) and Underground (red line), which connect to the City Centre.

How to get to Reitoria UNL (Conference venue) To reach the Conference venue, you can use public transport (Bus line 701, 716, 726, 742, 758) or Underground (S. Sebastião (Blue and Red Line)).

Carris (bus)

Underground (Metro)

Venue

The 6th European Conference EuChem for Life Sciences with be held at Reitoria of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, in Campolide (centre of Lisbon). All conference rooms will be equipped with a computer, a projector with screen for powerpoint presentations. Wireless internet will be available during the conference to participants free of charge.

Address

Reitoria da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Campus de Campolide
1099-085 Lisboa, Portugal

Social Program

We are in the process of organizing some social activities, which will be self-paid, and depend on the number of persons interested. To be announced soon.

Sponsors

Contacts

General Information - Organization/Program
6eccls@chemistry.pt

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SPQ - Sociedade Portuguesa de Química - Secretariat/Payments/Billing

Av. da República, 45 - 3º Esq.
1050 - 187 Lisboa
Portugal

(+351) 217 934 637

eventos@spq.pt